Convertible furniture



March 9, 1937. E. YBAEZ ET AL 2,073,293

CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE A Filed Nov. 23, 1935 2 Sheets-Sheet l .Dbl

March 9, 1937.'

E. YBAEZ- r AL CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE Filed NOV. 23, 1935 Patented Mar.9, 1937 2,073,293 CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE Eustaquio Ybaez and ManuelLopez-Cepero, Buenos Aires, Argentina Application November l23, 1935,Serial No. 51,300

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to a new convertible furniture, which dueto its special character, unique in its type, and judging from theresults obtained from the model made for trial,

is destined to play an important function, as

an auxiliary element in apartments and dwellings of limited capacity, asalso in every kind of oiices and rooms, where very often the existenceof a bed is necessary for eventually passing the night or for resting,as it consists of an article of furniture of limited dimensions which bycontaining in its interior a comfortable folding bed with itscorresponding mattress, plays as an article of furniture the permanentand effective `l5 serviceof a book-case desk'with its shelves and boxesfor books and writing-desk equipped for writing, with the particularitythat the upper middle portion is formed by two bodies which laterallyhinged may be unfolded over the sides leaving visible a portion of thefolded spring, this being removable and articulated, so that on runningfor- Ward the panel which acts as a support, the bed is stretched outbeing in this way complemented with the backing at the bottom which actsas a '25 head-board, whilst the panel unfolded towards the front formsthe foot backing. The two', hinged bodies unfolded towards the sidesprovide perfect and comfortable night-tables.

With the foregoing it should be understood that 30 the whole is afurniture essentially convertible as it is expressed by itsdenomination; therefore in a position for example in the character of abook-case or cabinet, it will have no vestige revealing a bed and, onthe contrary, in the charac- 35 ter of a bed, all disappears that by itsdisposition gave it a book-case appearance.

For the best comprehension and clearness of the scope of this inventionit has been illustrated with several figures in which the convertiblefur- 0 niture has been represented in one of the preferred forms ofconstruction.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1, a front view in its character of cabinet in which may be seenthe way in which the bodies of the upper part are susceptible ofunfolding to transform the whole into a bed.

Fig. 2 is a side View of the furniture represented as per section A-B asshown in the preceding 50 figure.

Fig. 3 is the plan of the same furniture which has been opened, that isto say is represented with its two upper bodies unfolded over the twosides, showing the casing of the bed which is 55 folded.

Fig. 4 is a front view of the Whole converted into a bed.

Fig. 5 is a side view of the whole furniture showing the demountabilityof the mattress; and

Fig. 6 is a side View of the same whole converted into a bed.

In the several figures the same numbers and letters indicate the same orcorresponding parts or elements.

As it may be seen in the drawings, a and a' are the upper bodies of thefurniture which in the character of a cabinet rest on the support orbase b constituted by a frame composed of the walls I and 2 extendingforwardly from a rear member 3; the support b also comprises a panel 4which simulates doors with corresponding pulls or knobs 5 and the samepanel, together with walls I and 2, holds the upper bodies a and a' ofwhich the rst, a, is mounted upon the wall I by means of a hinge 6 andthe second, a', on wall 2 by means of hinge 1, and so it is that thebody a, as likewise the body a', is susceptible of being unfolded as itis graphically shown in Fig. 1, that is to say, they rotate outwardly ontheir hinges and assume positions one on each side of the furniture,leaving visible the upper part of the same.

In the inside of the furniture, that is to say iny a hollow comprisingthe upper and lower parts, there is placed the mattress c` which forthis case is positioned perfectly folded, as it comprises a frame or aset of bolsters 8, this frame being articulated at its middle portionWith piece 9 of leg I0 having on its ends at both sides the pairs ofstuds II and I2, of which the rst pair I I chocks in the pair of groovesI3 formed on the brackets I4 fixed to the backing 3, while the opposedpair I2 is adapted to the grooves` I5, formed on the lateral supports I6which are perpendicularly fixed to panel 4.

This mattress may include a permanently attached padded member, so thatwithout the help of other elements it may constitute a soft bed, but thesame may be done with a false woolen mattress or any other adequateelement provided it be articulated at its middle part and has two pairsof studs II and I2 to be mounted in the indicated form with removablecharacter.

When the mattress its folded, and the members a and a are swung inwardlyon their hinges to rest upon the support bl, as shown in Figures 1 and2, the mattress is accommodated in and completely concealed within thefurniture.

The furniture in the position, indicated in Figs. 1 and 2 becomes acabinet perfectly suitable as a book-case or for a desk, being providedfor that purpose with corresponding shelves and boxes I9, simulated orreal; one of the doors-the one indicated with the number ZU-may behinged as at 2l, and if provided with articulated hanging members 22,will serve, when opened, as a convenient desk or table upon which onemay Write.

When the furniture is to be turned into a bed, the members or bodies aand a are swung laterally to the floor (as shown in Figure 4) and themattress is unfolded by pulling the foot member or panel l away from therear or back member 3 (see Figure). If desired, boards 23 and 24 may beplaced upon the now upturned bodies a and a", to permit such bodiestoserve as tables or supports for objects which one may like to have bythe side of the bed. The boards may be stored away in the furniture whenfolded or closed into the shape of a cabinet, these boards tting intoslots made in the members 25 behind the panel 4.

For the purpose of converting again the furniture into a book-casecabinet, the boards 23 and 24 should be taken out and placed in thepocket 25 inside the panel 4, the panel 4 should then be pushed towardthe rear member 3, the mattress folded up to its limit, and the twobodies and a should be raised so that, mounted on the whole of thesupport b, they will cover the mattress and remain again as shown inFigure 1.

Numerous modifications in the mechanical details, as well as in thedesign of the parts, can be made by those skilled in the art withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appendedclaims.

What we claim is:

1. In convertible furniture, a cabinet comprising a base having arelatively xed back wall and side walls and having a front wall movablefrom and toward the back wall, two upper bodies resting side by side onsaid base and hinged at their outer sides to the sides of the base to beswingable downwardly against the sides of the base, said upper bodieshaving recesses constituting between them, when the bodies are together,a transverse chamber, an articulated mattress which is pivotallyconnected at its ends with th front wall and the back wall respectivelyof said base and which wil1,when said front wall is adjacent said backwall, extend upwardly folded in part into said transverse chamber.

2. In convertible furniture, a cabinet comprising a base having arelatively Xed back wall and side walls and having a front wall movablefrom and toward the back wall', two upper bodies resting side by side onsaid base and hinged at their outer sides to the sides of the base to beswingable downwardly against the sides of the base, said upper bodieshaving recesses constituting between them, when the bodies are together,a transverse chamber, an articulated mattress which is pivotallyconnected at its ends with the fro-nt wall and the back wallrespectively of said base and which will, when said front wall isadjacent said back wall, extend upwardly folded in part into saidtransverse chamber, and boards to close the recesses of said upperbodies when said bodies are down alongside said base whereby said bodiesmay serve as side tables.

3. In convertible furniture, a cabinet comprising a base having arelatively fixed back wall and vside walls and having a front wallmovable from and toward the back wall, two upper bodies resting side byside on said base and hinged at their outer sides to the sides of thebase to be swingable downwardly against the sides of the base, saidupper bodies having recesses constituting between them, when the bodiesare together, a transverse chamber, an articulated mattress which ispivotally connected at its ends with the front wall and the back Wallrespectively of said base and which will, when said front wall isadjacent said back wall, extend upwardly folded in part into saidtransverse chamber, boards to close the recesses of said upper bodieswhen said bodies are down alongside said base whereby saidy bodies mayserve as side tables, and means to hold said boards within said basewhen the base is closed.

EUSTAQUIO YBAEZ.

MANUEL LOPEZ-CEPERO.

